NEW YORK | Bank Of America Tower | 1,200' Pinnacle / 945' Roof | 53 FLOORS

[CHAPINM1]

I guess I really notice the little stuff, I'm usually check the webcams at least once a day to see what had happened (12 Contennial Park) in Atlanta is an example, I just like to stay on top of things. hahaha... I'll be happier and happier as this project and know it will gain attention like the New York Times Tower has. Either way to those taking all the photos out there my hats off to you guys and keep up the exellent updates!

(example: The close up pics of the core of One Bryant Park that Carlos got to answer that question many poeple asked about...)

[TechTalkGuy]

(example: The close up pics of the core of One Bryant Park that Carlos got to answer that question many poeple asked about...)
That's exactly what I meant. :yes:

Try to be original, yet it's okay to show from the same spot, if it's once a month - but every single day? :shrug:

[tone99loc]

I say Viva Carlos! Keep shooting...This building is going to be a superstar when all is said and done and we're grateful to have a steady stream of pics to watch it grow...

[TAFisher123]

I'd suggest if someone like Carlos were to snap one or two shots per week, show something we haven't seen before (in other words, not from the same exact spot) because it is not very original.

Fish here's a suggestion, shut your pie hole :yes:

[NYguy]

Well, this tower gets more attention from the general public on the street I think. Those construction shots they put up do seem to draw more attention than the shots around the Times site. But even with the vague renderings on site, people still aren't really aware of just how big this tower is. Once it starts rising and towering over Bryant Park (and everything else around it), things will pick up. Haven't felt the need to take a photograph myself lately, but things will change. On another note, I was walking under the underpass about a week ago at night, and saw a rat so big I almost turned around. It decided to go back into the pit of darkness from which it came.

[Scruffy]

well to those who don't realize just how big this tower is, not counting WTC 2 through 4 since they officially haven't started construction, and going by ROOF HEIGHT, no spires, no antennas, ROOF. Bank of America will be the third tallest tower in the city. The only ones beating it are Empire State and the upcoming Freedom Tower. In terms of that, there should be more hoopla but it is being overshadowed by the NYT since its just about full height and more impressive looking now, and ofcourse by lower manhattan and its up and coming landmark towers.

[CHAPINM1]

I say Viva Carlos! Keep shooting...This building is going to be a superstar when all is said and done and we're grateful to have a steady stream of pics to watch it grow...

Agreed! Ten photos taken from one place is a hell of a lot better then nothing and those shots that people are taking are and should be very much appreciated. I'm flying back to NYC the upcoming weekend and will take tons of pics of all the projects, someday I'll be glad I did! :D

[NYguy]

well to those who don't realize just how big this tower is, not counting WTC 2 through 4 since they officially haven't started construction, and going by ROOF HEIGHT, no spires, no antennas, ROOF. Bank of America will be the third tallest tower in the city.

That's correct. It'll be taller than Citicorp, and its on 42nd. Instantly a star.

[JACKinBeantown]

Hmmm... I'm confused. if the roof height of BofA is 820 (or something in that range), and Trump is 861, and ESB 1248.5, what is the roof height of Citibank if not 915?

[JMGarcia]

The roof height is something around 840 or 860 I think but in any case roof height really doesn't make a different. Its the wall height that counts and the tallest wall is 945 or 960 or something like that which is taller that Citicorp and TWT.

[Thskyscraper]

It does already. Steel goes up first. Take a closer look next time you walk by, you can see it from the ground (Look throuhgh the lobby). I have some pics, but not on my camera so I'm waiting...
I see, that's kinda weird because usually when I see pics of other constructions with cores, it the core that goes up first, but thanks for clearing that up.

[CHAPINM1]

I see, that's kinda weird because usually when I see pics of other constructions with cores, it the core that goes up first, but thanks for clearing that up.

The IDS Tower here in Minneapolis was constructed the same way.

[Patrick]

I cant wait for this one :)

[Scruffy]

The wall height than to the glass pyramid. Which in terms of construction is still the roof height. 945 ft.

9/4
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stacked or layered glass. Only in the base though as far as I know
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This is interesting. This crane is cantilevered over the street. well not all the way to the street but the crane isn't secured directly to the ground which ive never seen done before.
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[CHAPINM1]

Thanks for the update... Haven't seen the steel rise for at least a couple weeks where it has remained at 13 floors, seems as though they are focusing on getting the first six floors completely finished before they even continue to keep moving upward with the rest of the tower. Would that sound right?

[NYguy]

The wall height than to the glass pyramid. Which in terms of construction is still the roof height. 945 ft.
9/4

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i210/Scruffy69/DSC01838.jpg


http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i210/Scruffy69/DSC01835.jpg

And no rods to speak of, or get in the way...

[NYguy]

Thanks for the update! Haven't seen the steel rise in a couple weeks, seems as though they are focusing on getting the first six floors completely finished before they even continue to keep moving upward with the rest of the tower. Would that sound right?

That's what was said. They want to get those floors completed sooner so they could go into use.

[CHAPINM1]

That's what was said. They want to get those floors completed sooner so they could go into use.

I knew they were going to open the trading floors a lot sooner then the rest of the tower, however it seems weird how long the delay has been on the tower portion even though they have been focusing on the trading floors.

[Patrick]

Thats the glass? I hope its just the base, cause its kinda ugly, but its probably too early.

[CHAPINM1]

Thats the glass? I hope its just the base, cause its kinda ugly, but its probably too early.

It's just the base and trading floors, we have yet to see main glass they well be using as construction continues.

[Lecom]

The glass came out very sleek, better than the first impression. 42nd street facade may be dull but they came through great with the sidelines. Too bad the old theater facade is on 43rd, not 42nd. Would've enhanced the streetscape much more on that side.

[CHAPINM1]

They have the roof height wrong for this one on the NYC diagram. I don't know HOW someone came up with 814 feet... :koko:

[BayRidgeFever]

It is 814 feet to the roof. Glass screens raise the height to 945.

[CHAPINM1]

On the diagram it looks more like 850 feet if you look closely.

[NYguy]

A look at the elevations again...

http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/41675885/large.jpg

Amazing how this tower would be one of the smaller WTC towers.

[CHAPINM1]

It's gotta be pushing 300 feet on width.

[NYguy]

It's gotta be pushing 300 feet on width.

Yeah, its a fat one alright.

[mczamalek]

thick like my di.......oops!

[CarlosV]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v109/nyctowers/2006/CIMG0349.jpg


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[TechTalkGuy]

Amazing how this tower would be one of the smaller WTC towers.
Amazingly true!

Even the shortest WTC tower will be taller than this! :D

The downtown skyline is going to completely dominate the scene in a few years! :banana:

[NYC2ATX]

:banana: the glass curtain wall is so attractive! I can't wait for the entire building to be sheathed in it.

[CHAPINM1]

Amazing how this tower would be one of the smaller WTC towers.

I think it'd be too wide to be a smaller WTC tower, hehehehe...

This has to be one of the widest skyscrapers ever to be built also! :D

[Lecom]

Thanks for the update carlos

[hoosier]

What would we ever do without Carlos?

[NYguy]

I think it'd be too wide to be a smaller WTC tower, hehehehe... This has to be one of the widest skyscrapers ever to be built also! :D

I don't know, 150 Greenwich is a pretty wide load too...

http://www.skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=3197&drawingID=27414_http://www.skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=7803&drawingID=42387_http://www.skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=916&drawingID=26932_http://www.skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=7802&drawingID=42389

[CHAPINM1]

I don't know, 150 Greenwich is a pretty wide load too...

True, that's one thing about 150 Greenwich that I think is pretty cool...

[TREPYE]

True, that's one thing about 150 Greenwich that I think is pretty cool...

Good then Hire Maki to build it in Minnesota. I don't want that crap to be part of the NYC skyline.

[CHAPINM1]

Good then Hire Maki to build it in Minnesota. I don't want that crap to be part of the NYC skyline.

Yeah it's about as plain as it gets, but there is nothing on it that's truely hidiously ugly, add another set back about a 1/3 the way up so there would be two set backs to add onto the one that is 2/3's up, and it would look more even. I guess I'm on the extrevely optimisic side about that one, call me crazy but I have a feeling that it will turn out a lot better then then in the renderings and if it were ever built in the Twin Cities that wouldn't be the end of the world... :cool: As a NYC native, I'm not gonna complain about it, it's nothing special, but definetly nothing horrible either.

We could have always have gotten something like this, which I'm really glad not to see go up in the NYC let alone the Twin Cities. :haha: I guess I'm saying it could have been a hell of a lot worse and this goes to prove it, lol...

http://cmsimg.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=B2&Date=20060209&Category=NEWS01&ArtNo=602090386&Ref=AR&Profile=1008&MaxW=500&title=1

[STR]

I don't know, 150 Greenwich is a pretty wide load too...

http://www.skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=3197&drawingID=27414_http://www.skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=7803&drawingID=42387_http://www.skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=916&drawingID=26932_http://www.skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=7802&drawingID=42389

That's not even 4WTC's widest angle. Turn it 10-15 degrees to the left, oh man. Thickness.

[CHAPINM1]

That's not even 4WTC's widest angle. Turn it 10-15 degrees to the left, oh man. Thickness.

It does make the Bank of America look average in terms of width. :yes:

[NYguy]

As a NYC native, I'm not gonna complain about it, it's nothing special, but definetly nothing horrible either.

Agreed. We have a lot worse on the skyline now.

[TechTalkGuy]

Agreed. We have a lot worse on the skyline now.
While that may be true (now), the steel for the Freedom Tower is supposed to begin Jan. 2007, so I am currently formulating my New Year's resolution.

My previous resolution for (this current year) was for more construction projects - glad to see it come true. :banana:

[Dac150]

What i like most about this building is that it breaks up the trend of glass boxes on Avenue of the Americas. Finally something different!

[NYguy]

Some images from a story at gothamist.com
http://www.gothamist.com/archives/2006/09/28/building_one_br.php

http://www.gothamist.com/attachments/jen/2006_09_bota2.jpg


Building One Bryant Park One Stud at a Time


When we arrived at the One Bryant Park construction site on 42nd between Sixth and Broadway, our guide seemed miffed. "I told you to wear tough shoes," he said, looking down at the pointy red flats we recently purchased at Beacon's Closet. "I'd hate to see what your dainty ones look like." The teasing didn't end there. He mocked our so-called small head (requiring hard hat adjustments) and our camera, but we won't continue to bore you with the details.

So why One Bryant Park? One, it's being co-developed by Durst, an early adopter of green building technologies. Two, it's next to Durst's Condé Nast Building at 4 Times Square, which, built in the pre-LEED certification era, essentially sparked the city's green high-rise craze. Three, when finished, it will be one of the city's tallest. Four, like its neighbor, it has radio repeater responders! Five, it will be the new home of the Henry Miller Theater with its original Neo-Georgian 1917-18 facade. Six, an underground walkway will link the B, D, F trains to Times Square (ah, the little things)!

Designed by Cook + Fox in the glass and steel style of the 1853 New York Crystal Palace, the crystalline skyscraper is being touted for its LEED Platinum certification, which means it's more green than most green buildings now being certified (less energy and water consumption, for example). In case you haven't heard, like many of its counterparts, it features high-performance glass, floor-to-ceiling "windows" and reusable rainwater (which saves 10.3 million gallons of water per year). It also boasts double wall technology that, supposedly, dissipates the sun's heat and a 5.1 megawatt on-site power plant. The pricetag? $100 per square foot.

So what did we see? Fuel tanks, rebar, metal studs, steel piping, scaffolding, what will be a BoA trading floor, some iron workers, some distressed Condé Nast staffers ogling the site from above and one foreman. In other words, it was a (mostly) typical construction site -- except for the clean elevator view to Grand Central.

Really, what's most salient about the BoA Tower (and other such high rises) is that developers and architects actually are quibbling over whose structure is the most green, an unthinkable notion just a decade ago. To even greener green buildings.

http://www.gothamist.com/attachments/jen/2006_09_bota1.JPG

[hoosier]

We need Carlos to go take some more shots of this bad boy!

[TechTalkGuy]

It's not a competition for height as it is for who is the most green.

I suppose this competition will drive the owners of other nearby towers to upgrade.

[Lecom]

B, D, F to Times Square? So now we'll be able to walk from 6th all the way to 8th entirely underground? Maybe even 5th?
:slob:

[NYguy]

B, D, F to Times Square? So now we'll be able to walk from 6th all the way to 8th entirely underground? Maybe even 5th?
:slob:

That's great, but it won't beat being able to walk from the World Financial Center all the way to the Fulton Street transit (subway) center entirely underground. We've got some cool transit projects in the works.

[TechTalkGuy]

B, D, F to Times Square? So now we'll be able to walk from 6th all the way to 8th entirely underground? Maybe even 5th?
:slob:

The street may be faster still.

Think about it.

Between 7th and 8th you have this crazy slope, then you have a choice of taking the stairs or the long escelators.

Oh, you want the escelator going up?

Go down one level to the #7 train, then you can loop around for the escelator.

Just too much going on just to walk one city block. :rolleyes:

[NYguy]

The street may be faster still.

Think about it.

The streets are always faster. But think about those days when its raining buckets outside and you have no umbrella (it could happen ;)). Or when its blizzardlike outside, and you can avoid a crowded mess on the sidewalks.

[Scruffy]

B, D, F to Times Square? So now we'll be able to walk from 6th all the way to 8th entirely underground? Maybe even 5th?
:slob:

Well thats pretty much the plan. the Bryant Park stop on the BDFV connects to the 7 platform which its far east exit is 100-200 feet from fifth ave next to the library. But if they built a tunnel just 400-500 feet further they could connect it to the most western edge of the shuttle just west of Madison ave and therefore connect to all of grand central. And that way in the dead of late night winter when the shuttle isn't running and the 7 takes forever, its a better west to east transfer among all the sub lines. it would be handy since every single train line crossing 42nd street stops there.

back to the topic, how much different can the glass facade on the tower be from what we already see on the podium. Im not too impressed by the glass shown, and i dont think the tower is going to contradict it too much

[TechTalkGuy]

:previous: The glass window provides us the unique opportunity to see for ourselves what the final look will be, long before the steel frame and concrete core reach skyscraping height.

[NYguy]

Well, we'll see what we see when we see it. I'm curious how the spire will play off the rest of the building. Its a huge tower (by huge I mean fat), and will be very imposing from street level. Once the tower starts rising higher above the base I'll start taking more photos myself.

http://www.durst.org/prop/images/1bp/hires/5.jpg

[Ktulured55]

How tall are the buildings next to this building? When do you think we could see it start to rise above those so we can get pictures of it taken from farther away?

[Ktulured55]

How tall are the buildings next to this building? When do you think we could see it start to rise above those so we can get pictures of it taken from farther away?

This building is starting to rise!!! I like it. :)

[JACKinBeantown]

They're currently at the 16th floor. I saw it earlier today from the 22nd floor of a nearby old building. To give an idea of how tall the lower floors are... I was looking straight out at what will be the 17th floor.

[TechTalkGuy]

Update: 10/15/2006

Bank of America
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[Fabb]

Thanks for the update !

[TechTalkGuy]

:previous: It looks like the fireproofing is rising above the trees at Bryant Park.

I have a feeling it won't be long before the windows begin installation.

[TechTalkGuy]

** double post **

[NYguy]

The tower will start to rise faster now. I like the way it will loom over Bryant Park.

[tonymontana2]

I can't believe it, this is just one of the 5 buildings over 1000 ft being built in NYC. In five years, the NYC skyline will be completely different. Can't wait!!!

[CarlosV]

We need Carlos to go take some more shots of this bad boy!

;)

NYC October 18, 2006

17 stories now

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v109/nyctowers/2006/CIMG0447.jpg

:slob:

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[hoosier]

Thank you Carlos!:cheers:

BOFA looks dominating from street level already!

[Fabb]

Still right angles at the corners. That should change shortly as the tower rises.

[TechTalkGuy]

Update: 10/22/2006

Bank of America

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[CGII]

I've got mixed thoughts on the window treatment. On one hand, up close, the texture is nice, but I'm not sure how great it will look once applied 900 feet vertically.

[TREPYE]

Im thinking that perhaps dark glass would have looked better on this tower. This current glass does not seem bad or anything but with all the angles that it has perhaps a darker glass could have accentuated the design.

[TechTalkGuy]

:previous: I'd say it's too soon to tell this early in the construction phase.

[ramvid01]

The glass being used on 42st is much different from the one that will be use on the 6th Ave end, so i wouldnt worry about the glass on the 42st end.

[gripja]

That's great, but it won't beat being able to walk from the World Financial Center all the way to the Fulton Street transit (subway) center entirely underground. We've got some cool transit projects in the works.

Off topic reply here to the thread and late by a month but don't forget one can also walk up to Chambers. Basically an underground connection between Tribeca, the WFC & Nassau/Fulton.

As for the building it does seem to be SLOWLY taking shape. A year ago they rose those 2 huge cranes and today it has only rose up to the 17th floor. I understand the girth of this building tho and good things come to those who wait. But I can only hope that the assessment that this project picks up speed is correct.

great shot Carlos & Fish.

[TechTalkGuy]

:previous: Thanks :tup:

[Zerton]

http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/3408/boa9je6.jpg

very nice.

[TechTalkGuy]

:previous: Thanks Zerton! :cheers:

The big challenge every week is trying to capture the same building differently.

As you can see in that photo you have selected, the glass frame at the edge is actually different than the rest of the glass.

So, the pattern of the windows will change - very interesting.

[Ktulured55]

This building is starting to take form. It is already taller than the 1 building right next to it on the park side!!!

Nice pics. I'm going to start checking this thread more frequently now!
1200+ footer is always nice

:banana:

[JACKinBeantown]

10 24 2006

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f117/JACKinNYC/BofA102406.jpg

[Jularc]

Awesome shot JACKinNYC! :tup:

[hoosier]

I count 19 floors! This beauty is rising nicely now!:tup:

[Alliance]

I must say I'm very excited to see this building go up.
I look forward to seeing it completed.

[nygirl1]

ohhhhh jackkkk... best update yet. Great shot thanks bud.

[JACKinBeantown]

Thanks. That's the view out of a bathroom window.

[CoolCzech]

WOAH! Look at the progress!! It took a while, but it looks like this baby has suddenly sprouted wings...

[WestCoastSupertall]

why does the fireproofing only cover the first few floors? shouldnt it run the length of the entire building?

[Dougall5505]

Thanks. That's the view out of a bathroom window.
wait this is your bathroom window?
you know what would be cool a time lapse photo thing for a day or a week
i know i can set my camera to do this but i don't know about yours
anyway that would be sweet!

[NYguy]

10 24 2006

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f117/JACKinNYC/BofA102406.jpg

Nice shot. Move over NY Times, the new baby is on the rise...

[antinimby]

Is that half way up yet, height-wise not floors?

[JACKinBeantown]

wait this is your bathroom window?
you know what would be cool a time lapse photo thing for a day or a week
i know i can set my camera to do this but i don't know about yours
anyway that would be sweet!

It's not my bathroom window. It's at a place I occasionally visit for work.

[Fabb]

I do the same. Although the view is certainly not as exciting.

[nygirl1]

Is that half way up yet, height-wise not floors?

Can't be. Someone should confirm this but I would say no way at the most probably 1/3rd of the way up not including the the spire.

[JACKinBeantown]

18 floors out of 52?

[Fabb]

The first nine floors seem to be much taller (trading floors ?). So, I guess that it's already over the third of the full height (excluding the wall extensions).

[Ktulured55]

Yeah, I'd say 1/3 the height at the most.. probably between 1/4 and 1/3...

This thing has got ways to go!!!

Jack I would try to take more pics from that room or at least another room around the same level and views from the building you were in. It's lookin great!!:D

[CHAPINM1]

18 floors out of 52?

19 floors out of 54

[antinimby]

Yeah, I'd say 1/3 the height at the most.. probably between 1/4 and 1/3...That doesn't make sense either.

19 floors so far, so that makes 19 x 3 = 57.

As CHAPINM1 said, there's 54 floors.

I'm thinking maybe closer to 40% so far?

[CHAPINM1]

Remember that the floors go up to roughly 825 feet. The top of the roof will be 960 feet, and the top of the spire will be 1,200 feet.

[NYguy]

Another look...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/50497114@N00/133079003/

[Daquan13]

NYguy, that's a pic of the Freedom Tower - the one that had the birdcage on top.

[mczamalek]

^No, that's a pic of BOFA model- mislabeled as the freedom tower model....

nice find, NYguy!

[Ktulured55]

That doesn't make sense either.

19 floors so far, so that makes 19 x 3 = 57.

As CHAPINM1 said, there's 54 floors.

I'm thinking maybe closer to 40% so far?

Maybe 40% if you are not counting the spire..... but again.... for the entire 1200' building (to top of spire)..... I will still say between 25% and 33% is completed so far. (Which I guess means the current building height would be between 300-400 ft, if I had to guess)

[TREPYE]

Does anybody have any information about the details of the larger mast? I know that there is a smaller one that will be used as a wind turbine. What about the larger one though? I dont believe that it will be used for communications, thus it will just be like the NYTimes mast. Will it be lit at night? I dont see much description of it.